Simmons Family Papers, 1947-1980, Date acquired: 08/00/1981
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Simmons Family
- Extent:
- 42.00 items
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
Personal papers of the Simmons Family of Pensacola including family photographs and photocopies of birth certificates, wills, and other materials about the family, 1947-1980.
One of few collections at UWF about black families in Pensacola.
- Acquisition information:
- photocopied from originals owned by Mrs. Georgia Simmons, Pensacola, Fla., August 1981
- Processing information:
Revised 10/18/2006
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
Open to researchers, dependent on our compliance with U.S. Copyright Law, HIPPA requirements, donor agreements and other applicable state and federal statutes. Occasionally we may need to review a collection before permitting immediate access.
Includes some confidential personal information gathered by relief agencies which should be screened by Special Collections staff.
- Terms of access:
Digital photography, scanning, and photocopying of materials is prohibited. Permission may be granted by the Special Collections Librarian for such reprography dependent on issues of copyright, ownership, condition, donor agreements, etc. In general, staff do not make reproductions of copyright materials or materials for which title is not owned by the institution. Recent revisions in the U.S. Copyright Law extended the copyright of correspondence, letters, and other personal papers to the life of the author plus seventy years.
- Location of this collection:
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University Archives and West Florida History Center11000 University PkwyPensacolaFL32514USA
